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Kuwait travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Kuwait Towers
Kuwait Towers. Photo: Richard Bartz, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
6h 15mflight from London
Kuwaiti dinarcurrency
On arrivalfor UK passports
Type C, Gplugs

Kuwait Towers and a lively Gulf food scene

Don't miss

  1. Kuwait Towers
  2. Souq Al-Mubarakiya
  3. Failaka Island
Good forCity breaks

Best time to visit Kuwait from the UK

Best value: Mar–Apr, Oct. Nov–Mar. Busiest and priciest: Nov–Feb.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Kuwait City, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Kuwait City for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: April and OctoberThe warmest of the best-value months (25–29°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: Nov–FebUsually 14–21°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Quiet season: May–SepAround 31–37°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
  • Warmest: August (37°C) · coolest: January (14°C)A 23°C swing between the warmest and coolest months.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
13.815.419.924.931.235.33737.134.12921.415.9

Festivals and events

  • Hala February Feb · Kuwait City
  • National and Liberation Day Feb · Nationwide

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 6h 15m
Distance
4,663 km
Main airport
KWI

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

Kuwaiti dinarCapital: Kuwait City
Type C, G · 240VUK plugs fit
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
112
EmergencyPolice, fire, ambulance
Safe in citiesBottled elsewhere
  • VisaVisa on arrivalOn arrival or online
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersSame-sex relations are illegal or prosecutedRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Kuwait, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 20 August 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Kuwait before you book and again before you go.

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